Judge temporarily blocks ICE from opening office on Rikers
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For at least the next several days, federal immigration agents will not be allowed on Rikers Island, a Manhattan judge said Monday.
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The show will go on at Forest Hills Stadium – for now
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Concert-goers and Forest Hills Stadium are celebrating after the city cleared the way for the show to go on at the Queens venue after a denied permit amid an ongoing local dispute threatened to derail the summer concert season. But how long that greenlight will stay up remains to be seen.
Read MoreCouncil sues mayor over plan to bring ICE to Rikers
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The City Council on Tuesday sued Mayor Eric Adams and his administration over their plan to allow federal immigration agents onto Rikers Island.
Read MoreCity Council lays groundwork to sue mayor for bringing ICE to Rikers
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The City Council on Thursday laid the groundwork to sue the mayor over his administration’s controversial executive order allowing federal immigration agents onto Rikers Island, a move that lawmakers say could be a violation of the city’s sanctuary city laws.
Read MoreAdams allows ICE back on Rikers
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The Adams administration said late Tuesday that they will soon allow federal immigration agents onto Rikers Island, a move critics say could violate New York City’s sanctuary city laws.
Read MoreDays after commission issues plan to close Rikers, mayor charts his own path – with few details
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Two days after a city-appointed commission unveiled a new plan to close Rikers Island, Mayor Eric Adams began to chart his own path regarding the dangerous jail complex’s future.
Read MoreMuriel Goode-Trufant confirmed as NYC corporation counsel
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After 6 months of tensions between the mayor and the City Council, New York City finally has an official and permanent corporation counsel.
Read MoreFollowing Mastro disaster, new corp counsel pick cruises through City Council
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The City Council on Wednesday had few objections to the mayor’s pick for the city’s top attorney, a sharp contrast from their feelings toward his last pick, Randy Mastro, who withdrew his nomination after an all-day grilling from lawmakers over the summer.
Read MoreMayor taps corp counsel nominee and appoints chief counsel amid legal woes
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City Hall has been operating with two of its top lawyer positions vacant, even as a whirlwind of legal troubles has engulfed the mayor and his administration over the past several weeks.
Read MoreAdams makes controversial pick for city’s top atty
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After months of anticipation, Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday nominated Randy Mastro to serve as the city’s top attorney, likely setting up yet another battle between the mayor and the City Council, whose members have already voiced their opposition to the nomination of the longtime and controversial legal figure.
Read More‘Slippery slope’: Mayor defends potential corp counsel pick as Council vows to reject nominee
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Mayor Eric Adams wouldn’t confirm or deny Tuesday if he plans to nominate attorney Randy Mastro to serve as the city’s next top attorney – but that didn’t stop the mayor from defending the embattled potential nominee.
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